Cutting the house in half.

[Armin Trepic]

I need to get creative. Am I able to take a single family property and transform it into 2-3 units? Is there any laws that would prevent me from doing this? The house is 4,500 sqft., XL backyard, koi pond, very well landscaped. 6 beds, 4.5 baths. Can I transform this property into a 2-3 unit multifamily, legally speaking?

[Katlin H.]

I would imagine you would then need to add the additional kitchens per unit and have it zoned for multifamily. Each city/state is different.

 I think the only other similar option would be to decided to rent out rooms specifically and use the rest of the house as common areas...